- Beur
Beur is a
verlan (Frenchslang ) term for a descendant ofimmigrant s ofNorth Africa n origin living inFrance . The word is a reversal of the syllables for the word "arabe" (Arab in French). It is a term that can be pejorative in certain circumstances. The term "beur" is also used in French-speaking Belgium and Spain. Its similarity to the word "Berber" is entirely coincidental, and it may be used to describe anyone of North African ethnic origins, whether Arab, Berber or otherwise.Since the late 1990s, lot of young people use the twice-verlanised term "rebeu" as a synonym. A female beur can be called a beurette.Beurs have their origin in the countries of theMaghreb (Morocco ,Tunisia ,Algeria ).People or groups reflecting the Beur phenomenon in French culture
* Amine
*Azouz Begag
*Farid Boudjellal
*Nina Bouraoui
*Rachida Dati
*Jamel Debbouze
*Faudel
*Gad Elmaleh
*Kelma
*Nâdiya
*Mehdi Charef
*Mustapha Raïth
*Ni putes ni soumises
*Orchestre national de Barbès
*Rachid Bouchareb
*Rachid Taha
*Rim'K
*Sam Touzani
*Samy Naceri
*Smaïn
*Zebda (The Arabic word for butter, translated as "beurre" in French)
*Zinedine Zidane
*Samir Nasri
*Karim Benzema
*Hatem Ben Arfa External links
* [http://beurgeoisie.fr La Beurgeoisie] The French website for successful "Beurs".
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